The night side of a modernist icon. The fauna and flora of Roberto Burle Marx's gardens inhabited by visitors to Parque do Flamengo while the city of Rio de Janeiro falls asleep.
Cinematography
Moon-drenched gardens that make concrete look edible.
Direction
Bittencourt treats 19 minutes like a single exhale.
Director
Léo Bittencourt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roberto Burle Marx revolutionized landscape architecture by refusing European formality—his gardens are rebellious Brazilian identity statements.
The TMDB 3.7 rating is almost performance art—this film actively rejects algorithmic taste.
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